Case Study: Midwestern Sporting Goods Company achieves $600,000+ annual parcel shipping savings with Sifted Logistics Intelligence

This Sporting Goods Company Doesn’t Play Around With its New Parcel Agreement

Sporting Goods Company, a Midwestern manufacturer and distributor that ships more than 200,000 packages annually, faced a problematic new carrier agreement and General Rate Increase from UPS that threatened to raise shipping costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The company engaged Sifted and its Sifted LI Pro / Sifted Logistics Intelligence service to review the contract and assess the true financial impact.

Sifted’s Logistics Engineers applied Sifted LI Pro to the company’s shipping data, uncovered that an apparent $145,000 savings would actually produce a $415,000 cost increase, and provided negotiation strategy, phrasing guidance, and alternative carrier sourcing. As a result, Sifted helped the Sporting Goods Company secure more than $600,000 in first‑year parcel savings, improved its readiness for future negotiations, and protected shareholder value.